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Are You Required to Hire an Interpreter for a Hearing Impaired Employee in Arkansas?

April 24, 2009

Is an employer required to hire a sign language interpreter for a hearing impaired employee in the state of Arkansas?

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Terry April 24, 2009 at 5:17 am

ADA requires 'reasonable' accommodations. Hiring additional people to do one job is not necessarily held to be a reasonable accommodation – particularly in a small company, this might be seen as placing an unreasonable burdon on the company.

A lawyer would have to determine whether the request for an interpreter met the test of 'reasonableness'.

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